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CVE-2017-16909 Details

Description

An error related to the "LibRaw::panasonic_load_raw()" function (dcraw_common.cpp) in LibRaw versions prior to 0.18.6 can be exploited to cause a heap-based buffer overflow and subsequently cause a crash via a specially crafted TIFF image.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:8.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt	CVE	Release Notes
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/f1394822a0152ceed77815eafa5cac4e8baab10a	CVE	Patch
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76000/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-19/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/	CVE	Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/blob/master/Changelog.txt	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/LibRaw/LibRaw/commit/f1394822a0152ceed77815eafa5cac4e8baab10a	[email protected]	Patch
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/advisories/76000/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://secuniaresearch.flexerasoftware.com/secunia_research/2017-19/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory
https://usn.ubuntu.com/3615-1/	[email protected]	Third Party Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-119	Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
libraw libraw	< 0.18.6
CPE cpe:2.3:a:libraw:libraw:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
canonical ubuntu linux	14.04 16.04 17.10
CPE cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:14.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:16.04::::lts::: cpe:2.3:o:canonical:ubuntu_linux:17.10:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Dec 28, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Dec 8, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]